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Sept. 3, 1929. c. MAR-CH r 1,727,240.

HOLDER h Filed June 6, 1928 2 Sheets-Shet 1 Karl March INVENTOR A TOR NEY Patented Sept. 3, 1929.

UNITED STATES CARL MARCH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. i

HOLDER.

Application filed June e, 1928. Serial No. 283,440.

My present invention has reference to a garment hanger and my object is the provision of an easily constructed, simply designed device of this character which may be readily arranged and secured in a closed cupboard, a wartlrobe, trunk or may form a part of an ordinary coat hanger and which includes essentially a centrally bent spring, both arms of which pass through suitable openings in the supporting element of the hanger, the inner arm being fixedly supported and the outer arm being swingable away from the inner arm and likewise if necessary out of one of the elements of the support to permit of the insertion of a pair of trousers or other garments between the arms.

A further object isthe provision of a garment support forthis purpose in which the supporting element not only has associated therewith spring garment cngagin g arms but which in itself is formed with means for supporting other garments or for supporting neckties, towels and various other foldable fabric materials thereon.

To the attainment of the above broadly recited objects and others which will present themselves as thefnature of the invention is better understood, the improvement also resides in certain othernovel features of construction, combination and operative association of parts, satisfactory embodiments of which are disclosed by the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is'a front elevation of oneform of the improvement. I

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is an edge view looking toward one of the supports.

Figure 4 is a similarview. of a. slightly modified form of support.

Figure 5 is a plan view illustrating my improvement applied to an ordinary clothes hanger.

Figure 6 is a top plan view to illustrate a slight modification.

Figure 7 is a front elevation of the supporting plate disclosed by Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the strip comprising the supporting plate before the same is bent into shape.

Figure 9 is a sectional view approximately on the line 99 of Figure 6.

Figure 10 is a front elevation illustrating a further modification.

Figure 11 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating a still further modified form of support. I p I I c I i Referring now to the drawings in detail and Figures 1 to 4. in particular,the numeral 1 designates suitably spaced angle brackets.

The inner angle ends of the brackets are de-' signedto be secured in a cupboard or the like.--

The arms 3 and 4t are integrally formed, the.

strip providing the same being centrally bent ppon itself to provide a rounded eye portion a, and this eye 1s designed to contact with one of the brackets 1. The inner arm of each of the spring garment clamps or supports is bent angularly, as at 6, againstthe outer face of one of the bracketsl, but the outer arm has its end straight and freely passing through the openings in the brackets. The arms .3

other so that the said arms will be brought into frictional contact with the side Walls provided bythe substantially rectangular openings 2. The outer arms 4, adjacent to the themselves, as at 7, and these portions 7 provide finger holds whereby the arms 4 may be sprung awayfrom the arms 3 to permit of the insertion of a pair of trousers or like garments between. the arms. If necessary a sufiieient pressure may be exerted upon the arms 4, tobring'the free. ends thereof out ofthe openings 2 through whichthey pass, the ends of the said arms being reinserted in the openings when the garment is arranged be-. tween the arms v In Figure 5*the construction is similar to that just described, the onlyexception being that the brackets lare fixedly secured to the outer and flat face of a coat hanger 8. c In F1gures 6, 7, 8, and 9, the brackets havmg the openmgs through which the spring and 4 may exert a tension away from each I .85 free ends thereof are rounded outwardlyupon arms of the clamp or holder of the support pass are integrally formed from a strip of metal. The strip, before being bent or folded is disclosed by Figure 8 of the drawings. By reference to this figure and to Figures 6 and 7 it will be seen that the outstanding arms or brackets 9 are provided by rounding the strip and extending the arms provided thereby in parallelism and in contacting engagement.

from the support to which the bracket is at- 'tached, providing ample room for the inser- The free ends of the upper arms of the brackets 9 are bent outwardly and at a right angle with respect to the brackets proper, as indicated'by. the numerals 11. Through these ends 11 the securing means pass. The inner.

bent outwardly, as at 13, and the portions 13 are connected by a straight and flat strip 14. The strip 14 is formed with an elongated longitudinallyextending slot 15. The offset portion 15 of the supporting bracket is spaced tion of a folded fabric thereover, while the slot or opening 15 provides for the passage therethrough'of other folded fabrics, such as .neckties. or the like.

In Figures 10 and 11 the sides of the brackets are in the nature of flat parallel plates 16, and these plates have inwardly directed right-angle langes 17 thatare centrally connected by a web plate 18. The, web 18 has spaced'openings 19 and 20 therethroun'h, each the supporting bracket is preferably offset from the flanged portion '17 thereof to probracket. The side plates16 of the supporting of whichis designed for the passage or a fold ed fabric such as a necktie or the like there-. through. The web, or central portion 18 of videa space between the web and tne flanges 17, (which latter are secured to a support) for the passage ofa folded fabric to be supported on the web or central member of the bracket have vertically disposed stepped and alining rectangular openings 21 therethrou'gh and through these openings the spring arms of theclamps or supports pass in a manner as previously described. By arranging the openings 1n a stepped relation it will be seen that the springarms of the clamps or hangers are disposedin superimposed relation but one .to the rear of the other so that the outer arm 4 of each of the saidmembers may be readily moved away from theinneror fixed arm thereof without interfering with the remaining clamps or hangers so that separate gar ments may be effectively clamped by the several spring hanger or holder members.

The central member or web 18 of the bracket may and preferablyis provided with round openings 18 that provide for supportin hooked articles on the said web.

in Figure 12 I have illustrated a bracket support which is broadly indicated by the numeral 22. The inner plate providing the support is formed at its ends with outstanding flanges 23 that are provided with the rectangular openings for the passage of the spring clamps or hangers therethrough, while hingedly connected as at at, to one of the inner corners of the member 22 there is a strip 25 that is designed to have securing elements passed therethrough whereby the bracket may be swingably secured on a support.

The simplicity of my construction and the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be understood and appreciated so that further detailed description will not be required. Obviously I do not wish to be restricted to the precise construction herein set forth and consequently hold myself entitled to make such changes therefrom as fairly fall within the scope of what I claim.

Having described the invention, 1 claim:

1. A fixed supporting bracket having alining substantially rectangular openin s therethrough, spring arms passing throu h the openings, spaced from each other and connected at one of the ends thereof, the free end of the inner arm being offset to contact with one side of the bracket, and the free end of the outer arm being movable away from the in nor arm when a pull is exerted thereagainst and likewise movable out of the opening of the bracket which it occupies.

2. The combination with supportingbrackets having alining openings therethrough, of spring arms comprising clamps, each con structed from a single strip of spring metal, centrally rounded upon itself to form the same with an eye end and with parallel extending arms, which latter are designed to be passed through the openings in the supporting bracket, the inner arms of each of the clamps having its free end bent against one of the side members of the bracket, and the outer arm, adjacent to its free end being rounded outwardly upon itself to-provide a finger grip.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. CARL MAB-CH. 

